Centre of Excellence – Writing Books for Children Diploma Course

This comprehensive online children’s book writing course takes you from a complete beginner in writing and covers the many aspects of publishing, focusing on those all-important writing techniques, right through to how to get an agent and build your author’s platform.

The course provides you with all of the information required to be able to write books which are suitable for your chosen age range, and offers you helpful tips and in-depth information to help your journey towards publication be smooth and productive.

This course also provides you with the tools to:

• Create three-dimensional characters
• Learn the secrets to great storytelling
• Write an in-depth outline
• Cope with rejections
• Set productive goals
• Develop the writer within
• Write opening paragraphs
• Close a chapter successfully
• Write picture books
• Sell picture books
• Write horror stories
• Write adventure stories
• Write middle grade stories and more

Course Syllabus
What will I learn on the course?

Certified Course
Accredited Course

Module 1: Getting Started
9 parts

Module 2: Secrets to Great Storytelling
5 parts

Module 3: Craft Compelling Characters
5 parts

Module 4: Outlines, Beginning and Middles
4 parts

Module 5: Closing a Chapter
4 parts

Module 6 Common Plot Problems
4 parts

Module 7: Creating Horror
4 parts

Module 8: Writing Middle Grade Books
4 parts

Module 9: Writing Mystery Stories
4 parts

Module 10: The Seven-day Inspiration Plan
4 parts

Module 11: Writing the Picture Book
5 parts

Module 12: Writing and Selling the Picture Book
6 parts

Module 13: Building Your Author Platform
3 parts

Module 14: Traditional Publishing vs Self-publishing
6 parts